NOCTILUCA

Meaning of NOCTILUCA in English

(n.) A genus of marine flagellate Infusoria, remarkable for their unusually large size and complex structure, as well as for their phosphorescence. The brilliant diffuse phosphorescence of the sea is often due to myriads of Noctilucae.

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NOCTILUCA — ˌnäktəˈlükə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, moon, lantern, from nocti- noct- + -luca, from lucēre to shine — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOCTILUCA — (n.) That which shines at night; -- a fanciful name for phosphorus.
Английский словарь Webster
NOCTILUCA — ( n. ) That which shines at night; -- a fanciful name for phosphorus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NOCTILUCA — ( n. ) A genus of marine flagellate Infusoria, remarkable for their unusually large size and complex structure, as well …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NOCTILUCA — — noctilucan , adj. /nok'teuh looh"keuh/ , n. , pl. noctilucae /-see/ . a dinoflagellate of the genus Noctiluca, capable …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NOCTILUCA — noun that which shines at night; a fanciful name for phosphorus. 2. noctiluca ·noun a genus of marine flagellate …
Webster English vocab
NOCTILUCA — [ ˌnɒktɪ'lu:kə ] ■ noun ( plural ~e -ki: ) a roughly spherical phosphorescent marine dinoflagellate. [Genus Noctiluca .] Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LAMPYRIS NOCTILUCA — common glowworm
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
NOCTILUCA SCINTILLANS — Ноктилюка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NOCTILUCOUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lükəs adjective Etymology: New Latin noctiluca (phosphor) + English -ous : shining at night : phosphorescent
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOCTILUCINE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlüˌsēn, -_sə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from New Latin Noctiluca, genus of flagellates + French -ine : an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOCTILUCENCE — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lüs ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin noctiluca + English -ence : bioluminescence
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOCTILUCINE — (a.) Of or pertaining to Noctiluca.
Английский словарь Webster
NOCTILUCAE — (pl. ) of Noctiluca
Английский словарь Webster
MYXOCYSTODEA — (n. pl.) A division of Infusoria including the Noctiluca. See Noctiluca.
Английский словарь Webster
GLOWWORM — (n.) A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; esp., the wingless females and larvae of the two European species (L. …
Английский словарь Webster
NOCTILUCINE — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to Noctiluca.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NOCTILUCAE — ( pl. ) of Noctiluca
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MYXOCYSTODEA — ( n. pl. ) A division of Infusoria including the Noctiluca. See Noctiluca.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GLOWWORM — ( n. ) A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; esp., the wingless females and larvae of the two European …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GLOWWORM — /gloh"werrm'/ , n. 1. the wingless female or larva of the European beetle, Lampyris noctiluca, which emits a sustained greenish …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NOCTILUCINE — adj of or pertaining to noctiluca.
Webster English vocab
NOCTILUCAE — pl of noctiluca.
Webster English vocab
MYXOCYSTODEA — noun ·pl a division of infusoria including the noctiluca. ·see noctiluca.
Webster English vocab
GLOWWORM — noun a coleopterous insect of the genus lampyris; ·esp., the wingless females and larvae of the two european species (l. …
Webster English vocab
GLOW-WORM — ■ noun a soft-bodied beetle whose larva-like wingless female emits light to attract males. [ Lampyris noctiluca (Europe), Zarhipis integripennis …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MARINE PHOSPHORESCENCE — heatless light generated chemically by marine plants and animals. Bioluminescence is exhibited by a wide variety of oceanic organisms, from …
Britannica English vocabulary
GLOWWORM — any crawling, luminous insect emitting light either continuously or in prolonged glows rather than in brief flashes as do most …
Britannica English vocabulary
FIREFLY — also called Lightning Bug, any of the nocturnal luminous insects of the beetle family Lampyridae (order Coleoptera), consisting of about …
Britannica English vocabulary
FIREFLY — n. 1. Elater ( of South America ). 2. Glow-worm ( Lampyris noctiluca ).
Dictionary of English Synonyms
НОКТИЛЮКА — Noctiluca scintillans
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